Effects of activator and activator headgear treatment: Comparison with untreated class II subjects

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-34

  Türkkahraman, Hakan ^a   Sayin, M Özgür ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; EXTRAORAL TRACTION APPLIANCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 31744449121     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cji062     Document Type: Article

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